Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial Rolls Out USD1 DeFi Lending Platform on 12 January 2026

On 12 January 2026, Miami-based World Liberty Financial, which lists Donald Trump as co-founder emeritus, launched its World Liberty Markets lending and borrowing venue to deepen usage of its USD1 stablecoin. The platform supports USD1 alongside WLFI, Ether, tokenized Bitcoin, USDT and USDC, and is built on Dolomite's DeFi infrastructure to let users lend assets or borrow against collateral. Company executives also outlined plans for tokenized real-world assets, a mobile app, a debit card and a potential US bank charter to broaden USD1's role in both crypto and traditional finance.